JOSEPH Arthur, an Akron-raised, New York-based singer/songwriter, looks like a cross between Bob Dylan and Oasis’ Noel Gallagher, but he lives more in the electronic age.

Live, he creates loops of his vocals, guitars, bells and other musical devices and layers them on top of each other to create vivid, yet distorted, lyrical soundscapes.

Arthur, who recently released “Redemption Son,” brings his mix of moody, moving tunes (such as the delicate, hushed “Honey and the Moon”) and beat-happy, more pop-like songs to the Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St.; [212] 219-3055) on Friday.

TOMORROW: Singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, performing at the Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St.; [212] 533-2111), moves between ’70s soul and ’90s pop rock. Mraz, who used to perform on the streets of Manhattan, has just released his big-label debut, “Waiting for My Rocket to Come.”

THURSDAY: Mark Eitzel, whose post-punk art rock band American Music Club split up in 1994, chose covers for his sixth album, “Music for Courage & Confidence.” The disc spans the decades, including songs such as Billie Holiday’s “I’ll Be Seeing You” and the Glen Campbell hit “Gentle on My Mind.” Eitzel performs at the Knitting Factory.

The quintessential alt-everything band returned to New York this past summer, and even though the A/C at the Knitting Factory was off, the air was filled with sweet nostalgia as the group poured through nuggets such as “We Saw Jerry’s Daughter,” “The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon” and “Sad Lovers Waltz.” CVB takes the stage at Irving Plaza (17 Irving Pl.; [212] 777-6800).

MONDAY: Shake it up with Some Action, New York rockers from the school of Iggy and MC5, at the weekly GaRaGeLaNd at Manitoba’s (99 Ave. B; [212] 982-2511). DJ Mojo, the “Punk Rock Blacula” who’s been around since Max’s Kansas City days, plays ’70s and ’80s U.K. punk and American hard-core.